Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is urging the New York-based Court of International Trade to delay its order blocking President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, warning that enforcement of the ruling will cause a “foreign policy disaster scenario.” In an opinion on Wednesday, the three-judge panel struck down Trump’s global tariffs as “contrary […]

ABC News Amid the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard University, hundreds of grants worth millions of dollars for medical research have been canceled. The White House has accused Harvard of allowing antisemitism to go unchecked on campus and of not ending diversity, equity and inclusion practices. In a letter on April 11, the Trump administration […]

Angela Weiss/Pool via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced he will nominate Emil Bove, his former personal lawyer-turned-controversial top Department of Justice official, to serve as a federal appeals court judge on Wednesday. “It is my great honor to nominate Emil Bove to serve as a Judge on the United States Court of […]

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump officially pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on Wednesday. The official word came a day after his communications adviser announced the president would pardon the pair, who are serving time for tax evasion and bank fraud. Their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, posted an image on Instagram Wednesday afternoon […]

Allison Joyce/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied North Carolina’s request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Helene cleanup, according to a letter sent from the acting FEMA administrator to the governor of North Carolina. “After a careful and thorough review of all the information available, […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump escalated his war with Harvard University on Wednesday, accusing it of “treating the country with great disrespect” and suggesting that it should stop fighting his policies. “But Harvard wants to fight. They want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their a– kicked, Trump told […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro vowed to improve safety and address violence in the nation’s capital when she was sworn in Wednesday as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. Referencing her experience as a judge and prosecutor, Pirro said as the top federal prosecutor in D.C. she will take […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is swearing in Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. during a ceremony in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon — making her the latest Fox News host appointed by Trump. Earlier this month, Trump tapped Pirro — a former judge and prosecutor who most recently hosted Fox […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will swear in Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. during a ceremony in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon — making her the latest Fox News host appointed by Trump. Earlier this month, Trump tapped Pirro — a former judge and prosecutor who most recently hosted Fox […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Tuesday filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift what it called “onerous” due process procedures imposed by a federal judge for immigrants slated for deportation to a third country other than their own. Solicitor General John Sauer told the court in […]